Looks Good Enough To Eat

Raimie's sushi eraser collection (and some other food item too). They do look simply scrumptious, don't they?

I guess now we can buy these easily here, at Daiso or just some random shops but we got his collection from friends in Japan and bought them when we were there.

Raimie doesn't play shop/restaurant much anymore nowadays, but he used to love playing it and served sushi erasers to us. What made me be reminded me of this sushi  raser collection of his? He took out a battery-operated talking menu that I bought at Jusco the evening before. ^^

But one thing for sure! You won't be seeing him using these for any real erasing! I forbid it. LOL

Oh The Chafing!

Apart from a good pair of shoes and socks, I don't go out for a run without slathering certain body parts (my feet and underarm actually) with Vaseline
1. to avoid blister on my precious feet. Yes, they still look good in heels, now that the one toenail that was missing has grown back. ^^
2. chafing on my arms, which is why you won't ever see me run wearing a baggy or cotton t-shirt.

but seems I got another body part I should worry about now...

It's blurry on purpose. Anyway, it stings with sweat during my run and during shower afterwards. And to think that I was actually wearing something I always wear for my weekday run!

Maybe the running shirt I wore got too loose now that the top moves around and create friction? Hahaha... that should make me happy, right? I guess I better get myself a new sports bra soon! That, and to remember to cover this wound with something for Saturday (10K) and Sunday (13K) runs. Now, where did I put our stock of Handiplast?

Weekend Activities

Tuesday. Last day of the 4-day weekend we are enjoying because of Maulud Nabi and Thaipusam holiday. 

We didn't go anywhere and plan a trip. Didn't go back to my hometown either, just relaxing at home and being totally lazy.

So what did my 9-year old was up to during the holiday? Nothing much but he kept himself busy with:

Indoor activities

Playing board games. I got coerced into playing snakes & ladders with him. This is the 3D version. As usual when playing games with that boy of mine, there would be a little bit of argument while playing. All for fun though.

He spent time colouring too - not any old thing. He likes colouring super heroes. He's a boy, after all. That's Go Onjer that he was colouring.

And playing with his toy and games collection - that's the Gokaijers he got there, and Kamen Rider Fourze figures at the back. And oh! An Ultraman jigsaw puzzle too. Plenty of things to keep him occupied at home and not get bored even when being cooped inside. Pity reading is not high in his fun thing to do, though.

Then of course, he keeps himself occupied staring at his netbook screen and being online.

After having fun playing, it's time to sit down and study too! On weekends, we set 4.00pm onwards (until he finished everything that I told him to study/do) for study time. There's an ulterior motive setting it at 4.00pm. It's Mommy's time to control the remote. There are Korean shows that Mommy like at that time on Saturday and Sunday and when Son is studying, Mommy gets to watch TV without interruption.

Outdoor activities

Played a bit of badminton with him at the apartment's playground. He totally dissed my badminton playing skill. Huhuhu 

He's a bit self-conscious playing badminton at the playground and he wanted to stopped when a few kids came to play there. Regardless, I'm just happy he wants to be out of the house.

He had a swim too (OK, make it two swims). I don't really like swimming so when it comes to visiting the pool, Raimie goes with his Daddy. But that said, after a run under the hot sun, a dip in the pool is sure nice. And it's a good way to cross-train. ^^

Then, it's time to go cycling. The initial plan was to go on Sunday. I actually changed my planned 13K run on Sunday earlier and did it on Friday to clear Sunday for Son. But turns out everyone woke up late on Sunday! So turns out Tuesday cycling it was, after I did my scheduled 10K run.

What is not high on our list of activities during weekends? Hitting the malls. Oh! I really do hate going to malls on weekends. Mall crowds gives me a headache.

Back to work tomorrow and no more public holidays until May! Ugh. 

We Know What It Looked Like

before it arrives the supermarket shelves. 

What am I talking about? The food that is on our table. For me (maybe for Zaini too); when I was small -  I know what the plants of the vegetables my Mom served looked like. Heck! I may have grown it! Yeah, I was quite the little farmer when I was in primary school. My Mom made me take care of a patch of land and I planted all sorts of vegetables there and did all the work myself! I probably would've done it all through my teens too, if not for the fact the MARA somehow deemed me bright enough to let me enter a boarding school for bright kids. Heh

old photo of the Korban and distribution of meat. I can't find any recent photo to put here

And I know the beef, the chicken, the lamb we see on the supermarket shelves look like before it got there and it sure ain't that pink slush McD serves!

I've seen animals being slaughtered. A vegetarian, I certainly am not. When I was at school; secondary school that is, one of the school's activities was for the students to learn how to slaughter chickens the proper Islamic way. Too gruesome? Well, if you eat chicken - why can't you kill one? Because it is easier to let other people to do the dirty job? (This can bring me into a whole different rant about us liking to let other people do our dirty job but I won't go into it... yet).

OK, what's the point of this anyway? How many of you think that your school-going child shouldn't and couldn't learn about how animals are killed before it arrives on your dinner plate? I'm not talking about seeing it directly or "live" but how about watching it on TV? Granted, I am of the opinion that the non-Islamic way of killing animals can be quite gruesome and brutal and I hate watching it.

Raimie had seen a few, when the "Korban" was done at my hometown and when my Dad brought back a deer that a villager caught with a trap. He needs to learn that food don't just magically materialise on the supermarket shelves. 

Raimie asked me this question once, when we were discussing about this. He asked if people takes pity on killing animals, how come nobody pities plants? Can't plant suffer too? Now, before you say that plants can't feel anything - can you truthfully confirm that? Have you ever been a plant before?

Same Style?

I was looking through my old photo album looking for a photo of me in my twenties because I wanted to show someone how I dressed during that time. Didn't find it but I did find this one when I was about 9? 10?

Looking at this particular photo of me; I guessed I dressed pretty much the same before, during and after my teens. Baggy t-shirt and plaid skirt. The only difference in my twenties was, I wore boots (the Doc Martens type) with the outfit.

No wonder Zaini used to refuse to go out with me, what with me wearing such getup! LOL

And if you look at my crazy hair - yeah, still have that crazy hair. That's how my hair looks like now if I don't go and do rebonding twice a year!

Anyway, all cousins in the photo are all now approaching middle-age; just like me, have families of their own and their own career.